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+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_linux_init.h>
+
+
+ngx_chain_t *ngx_linux_sendfile_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in)
+{
+    int              rc, on, off;
+    char            *prev;
+    size_t           hsize, size;
+    ssize_t          sent;
+    struct iovec    *iov;
+    struct sf_hdtr   hdtr;
+    ngx_err_t        err;
+    ngx_array_t      header, trailer;
+    ngx_hunk_t      *file;
+    ngx_chain_t     *ce;
+
+    ce = in;
+    file = NULL;
+    hsize = 0;
+
+    on = 1;
+    off = 0;
+
+    ngx_init_array(header, c->pool, 10, sizeof(struct iovec), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+    ngx_init_array(trailer, c->pool, 10, sizeof(struct iovec), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+
+    /* create the header iovec */
+    if (ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+        prev = NULL;
+        iov = NULL;
+
+        /* create the iovec and coalesce the neighbouring chain entries */
+        while (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+
+            if (prev == ce->hunk->pos) {
+                iov->iov_len += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                prev = ce->hunk->last;
+
+            } else {
+                ngx_test_null(iov, ngx_push_array(&header), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+                iov->iov_base = ce->hunk->pos;
+                iov->iov_len = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                prev = ce->hunk->last;
+            }
+
+            if (ngx_freebsd_sendfile_nbytes_bug) {
+                hsize += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+            }
+
+            ce = ce->next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* TODO: coalesce the neighbouring file hunks */
+    if (ce && (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE)) {
+        file = ce->hunk;
+        ce = ce->next;
+    }
+
+    /* create the trailer iovec */
+    if (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+        prev = NULL;
+        iov = NULL;
+
+        /* create the iovec and coalesce the neighbouring chain entries */
+        while (ce && ngx_hunk_in_memory_only(ce->hunk)) {
+
+            if (prev == ce->hunk->pos) {
+                iov->iov_len += ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                prev = ce->hunk->last;
+
+            } else {
+                ngx_test_null(iov, ngx_push_array(&trailer), NGX_CHAIN_ERROR);
+                iov->iov_base = ce->hunk->pos;
+                iov->iov_len = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+                prev = ce->hunk->last;
+            }
+
+            ce = ce->next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (file) {
+        if (setsockopt(c->fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_CORK,
+                       (const void *) &on, sizeof(int)) == -1) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, err,
+                          "setsockopt(TCP_CORK, 1) failed");
+            return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+        }
+
+
+        rc = sendfile(c->fd, file->file->fd, file->file_pos,
+                        (size_t) (file->file_last - file->file_pos));
+
+        if (rc == -1) {
+            err = ngx_errno;
+            if (err == NGX_EAGAIN) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "senfile() EAGAIN");
+
+            } else if (err == NGX_EINTR) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "senfile() EINTR");
+
+            } else {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, err, "sendfile() failed");
+                return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+            }
+        }
+
+        sent = rc > 0 ? rc : 0;
+
+#if (NGX_DEBUG_WRITE_CHAIN)
+        ngx_log_debug(c->log, "sendfile: %d, @%qd %d:%d" _
+                      rc _ file->file_pos _ sent _
+                      (size_t) (file->file_last - file->file_pos));
+#endif
+
+    } else {
+        rc = writev(c->fd, (struct iovec *) header.elts, header.nelts);
+
+        if (rc == -1) {
+            err = ngx_errno;
+            if (err == NGX_EAGAIN) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "writev() EAGAIN");
+
+            } else if (err == NGX_EINTR) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, err, "writev() EINTR");
+
+            } else {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, c->log, err, "writev() failed");
+                return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+            }
+        }
+
+        sent = rc > 0 ? rc : 0;
+
+#if (NGX_DEBUG_WRITE_CHAIN)
+        ngx_log_debug(c->log, "writev: %d" _ sent);
+#endif
+    }
+
+    c->sent += sent;
+
+    for (ce = in; ce && sent > 0; ce = ce->next) {
+
+        if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
+            size = ce->hunk->last - ce->hunk->pos;
+        } else {
+            size = ce->hunk->file_last - ce->hunk->file_pos;
+        }
+
+        if (sent >= size) {
+            sent -= size;
+
+            if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
+                ce->hunk->pos = ce->hunk->last;
+            }
+
+            if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE) {
+                ce->hunk->file_pos = ce->hunk->file_last;
+            }
+
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_IN_MEMORY) {
+            ce->hunk->pos += sent;
+        }
+
+        if (ce->hunk->type & NGX_HUNK_FILE) {
+            ce->hunk->file_pos += sent;
+        }
+
+        break;
+    }
+
+    ngx_destroy_array(&trailer);
+    ngx_destroy_array(&header);
+
+    return ce;
+}